Provide for Activities that Encourage lots of Physical Exercise Current research suggests that there is a direct link to physical exercise and academic excellence. It has been noted that “physical activity may reduce boredom and increase attention span and concentration,” according to a study done by assistant professor of exercise science, Dawn Cole, at Grand …
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The following extract is from an article Dr. Montessori wrote on ‘Disarmament in Education’. The article first appeared in the Montessori Magazine Vol. 4 No. 3, July 1950 and was later reprinted in Communication 1965, 4. It is not enough to be well intentioned and perceptive. Love is dynamic. If we love someone, we want …
Below is a short video produced as part of the National Education Report to briefly introduce Montessori education and the work of the Montessori Foundation.
Imagine a program that opens up the world to your child right in his/her Classroom. The opportunity to learn to read, work with numbers into the thousands using hands on Montessori materials and explore the World through learning about continents, countries and states is just a small example of a Montessori VPK Classroom. Imagine a …
Here are five facts about Montessori schools to bear in mind when exploring preschools and primary schools for your child. Montessori is a very popular approach for teaching preschool and primary age children. The movement was started Rome by a visionary medical doctor by the name of Maria Montessori. Her work was with the poorest …
